by Adi Joseph, USA TODAY Sports

by Adi Joseph, USA TODAY Sports

The Oklahoma City Thunder point guard went off without any good explanation during Thursday's 106-89 win against the Memphis Grizzlies. He had been called for a five-second violation while posting up Grizzlies guard Jerryd Bayless, and apparently he pinned the violation on teammate Thabo Sefolosha.

After the game, Westbrook didn't elaborate.

"Nothing, just a little miscommunication," he said during a post-game interview.

Little-known fact: Miscommunication is not a word, according to most dictionaries. Also, it's not a valid excuse for that kind of tantrum. Westbrook refused to expound when pressed for a more robust explanation for his actions.

"I'll control it like a man," Westbrook said. "Like I did."

Thunder forward Kevin Durant said it better: "It wasn't the first. It's not going to be the last."

Sefolosha's cut to the basket was ill-timed, but Westbrook got steaming mad in the moment. Coach Scott Brooks pulled him from the game, leaving him to stew even more.

"I decided to take Russell out because we needed to calm down," Brooks said. "Russell went in the back. It was nothing. He just had to regroup. â?¦ It was nothing that has not happened before - not just with him, with all of our guys."

Did we mention Westbrook's meltdown occurred while the Thunder had an 18-point lead?

Westbrook sat next to assistant coach Maurice Cheeks and then left the court entirely, heading to the locker room with a towel on his head. We can only guess what was going through Cheeks' head during that conversation.